Four countries - Chile, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela - qualified for the Paralympic Games Taekwondo tournament for the first time. Cuba and the Dominican Republic each qualified three athletes each. 

Constanza Fuentes (women's -65 kg) from Chile, Lilisbeth Rodriguez (women's -47 kg) from Cuba, Valeria Morales (women's -57 kg) from Ecuador, Elizabeth Geraldo (women's -52 kg) and Julio Armando Figuereo (men's +80 kg) from the Dominican Republic qualified automatically as the only competitors in their weight categories.

In the men's -80 kg, Aruba's Elliott Loonstra surprised Santiago 2023 Para Pan American Games champion Andres Molina of Costa Rica in the semi-finals but lost to Brazil's Claro Lopes de Oliviera in the final. Argentina's Miguel Galeano shocked Mexico's Ivan Torres, the Santiago 2023 Para Pan American Games champion, 14-11 in the men's -58kg final. 

Home favourite Geraldo Castro delighted the crowd with two wins, one in the men's -63kg final against Marco Antoni Mayor of Cuba. Michael Suarez and Lidia Montes, both from Cuba, also qualified in the men's -70kg and women's +65kg categories.